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I used Teal/Green late 2008/first half of 2009 >:c

I'm pretty bad at this game, So I pretty much have to copy decks to be competitive

Since MJB first did it as a joke back when ANB first came out.

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I couldn't agree more. I have tried to play someone else's deck and failed miserably because I simply did not have the experience playing with it.

I remember one NATS someone handed me a deck to play with and I had no idea how to win. Josh Kopp and Heroless.

- So we do know one thing:

Never use a deck when you have no idea what it is! 

The deck I played wasn't Josh's deck but it was a high ranking player...cough...cough...Gabe...cough...cough.

Why would national winners post their decks in the first place, thay probley don't need advice.

Why would national winners post their decks in the first place, thay probley don't need advice.

After Nationals I post any deck I use that makes the top three. I do it then for a few reasons.

- To help new players. When I started I learned the game rather quickly thanks to prior National winners sharing their deck through Wildcard. It helps new and existing players to improve by looking at what has worked well and trying it for themselves.

- To help existing players. Learning what works well for other people can help you improve your deck if you use a similar strategy. Testing against a deck that did well at a high level tournament can help you improve your existing deck by revealing some of it's weaknesses.

- Because I feel like Redemption suffers from a lack of tournament coverage. Lots of tournaments come and go and we know nothing about what worked and what didn't. Some other games require exact deck lists from all players and publish them after a large event. That's a lot of extra work for players, hosts and Cactus so I'm not saying Redemption needs to implement that system. I do like the idea of decks that place being made public after a season ends.

- New sets release counters and change the offenses and defenses people are playing. That means that an exact copy of a winning deck is usually less effective in the next tournament season. I'll usually play the deck again in some form but it won't be what I take to a big tournament.

- I wait until after Nationals because I prefer to have as little information as possible available about my decks going into a big event. The element of surprise has a lot of value.

There might be more reasons but those are the first that come to mind.

It might be realistic for States, Regionals and Nationals. I think it would be asking too much for Local and Districts. But most National winners are willing to share their deck already.

Quote from: Gabe on June 01, 2011, 12:03:54 AM

- Because I feel like Redemption suffers from a lack of tournament coverage. Lots of tournaments come and go and we know nothing about what worked and what didn't. Some other games require exact deck lists from all players and publish them after a large event. That's a lot of extra work for players, hosts and Cactus so I'm not saying Redemption needs to implement that system. I do like the idea of decks that place being made public after a season ends.

I actually thinkg that'd be really cool.

I agree and disagree with this.  I agree if it is after Nats to share a deck list, but it is highly probable that the deck people use to win Regionals will be the one they play at Nats.  So I'm not a fan of sharing deck lists after Regionals because like Gabe said, "the element of surprise has a lot of value."  Plus, there are players who will "tech" against you if you are having a lot of success with a particular deck.